Royal Museums Greenwich Foundation
Analysis
Royal Museums Greenwich Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08002287). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Royal Museums Greenwich Foundation reported income of £492k and spending of £1.1m, spending 229% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £290k to £492k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 1209%. Over the whole period it spent 12% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Royal Museums Greenwich Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Europaeum (£492k), Migrant Training Company (£492k) and Al Ameen Foundation (£491k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Foundation provides funds to advance, as far as may be exclusively charitable, the education of the public in the sea, ships, time and the stars, and their importance and relationship with people, in particular (but without limitation) by promoting or supporting such of the charitable objects of the National Maritime Museum as the Trustees of Charity shall determine from time to time.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Europaeum | Oxford | £492k |
| Migrant Training Company | London | £492k |
| Al Ameen Foundation | Birmingham | £491k |
| Acorn Alternative Provision | Shipley | £492k |